re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team.

The Hornets need to increase their talent level, not redistribute it. The only good trades for the Hornets would be if a guy is getting dumped, they are getting paid to facilitate a trade, or they can trade their draft pick for a young vet that fits well. They just don't have enough assets to trade for a good player without it being a 1 step forward 2 steps back move.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 3:13 pm to TigerinATL)

quote:The Hornets need to increase their talent level, not redistribute it. The only good trades for the Hornets would be if a guy is getting dumped, they are getting paid to facilitate a trade, or they can trade their draft pick for a young vet that fits well. They just don't have enough assets to trade for a good player without it being a 1 step forward 2 steps back move.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 3:21 pm to Rev1897)

What about my post suggested I was saying anything about the NBA? Lol, I was simply responding to sir troll of hornets talk. The level of troll ness is pretty high then he tries to cover it up with showcasing his moderate-sub par knowledge of basketball and the NBA. But this thread is pretty bad as well.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 3:38 pm to Rev1897)

I think his injury history is overblown, but he is an old 30 and giving up anything more than a player and our first would be too much. I don't see Monty giving up Rivers for anything, GV would leave us with a hole unless we made two deals, and Lopez is playing too well on a decent contract to give up.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 3:39 pm to TigerinATL)

quote:The Hornets need to increase their talent level, not redistribute it. The only good trades for the Hornets would be if a guy is getting dumped, they are getting paid to facilitate a trade, or they can trade their draft pick for a young vet that fits well. They just don't have enough assets to trade for a good player without it being a 1 step forward 2 steps back move.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 4:12 pm to TigerinATL)

quote:The Hornets need to increase their talent level, not redistribute it. The only good trades for the Hornets would be if a guy is getting dumped, they are getting paid to facilitate a trade, or they can trade their draft pick for a young vet that fits well. They just don't have enough assets to trade for a good player without it being a 1 step forward 2 steps back move.

Logical answer. Agree that you may be right, but I think that the only "young vets" really worth our pick aren't going to move, since the contracts post CBA are so cap-friendly.

A pre-CBA contract like Granger's (or Rudy Gay's) is a cancer on a team like Indiana. For us, it could be an opportunity to get a quality player who is slightly (but not comically) overpaid. That's all I was saying.

re: A Danny Granger deal might make a lot of sense for this team. (Posted on 1/20/13 at 4:22 pm to Rev1897)

quote:Logical answer. Agree that you may be right, but I think that the only "young vets" really worth our pick aren't going to move, since the contracts post CBA are so cap-friendly.

A pre-CBA contract like Granger's (or Rudy Gay's) is a cancer on a team like Indiana. For us, it could be an opportunity to get a quality player who is slightly (but not comically) overpaid. That's all I was saying.

But we still don't have the pieces to make the trade. I can't see any situation where we can make a trade to get a solid SF that isn't just a lateral trade because we'll leave ourselves in the same situation just at a different position. If we had a better backup for Vazquez or Lopez I'd be more willing to send one of them in a trade, but sending them away just leaves us with no PG or C, so having a SF does nothing for us.